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Published on March 27, 2018 at 6:00 pm
Civic Pride’s Roger Grimshaw updates on the Great British Spring Clean.
Good things come to those who wait, they say! The Beast from the East and its offspring may have delayed Civic Pride’s plans but they certainly didn’t stop the Great British Spring Clean!
Last Saturday saw 12 Civic Pride volunteers and 3 McDonalds staff fan out across Rawtenstall to clear 47 bags of rubbish plus other larger detritus including a car tyre, a freezer and even a crutch!
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Published on March 19, 2018 at 5:17 pm
Civic Pride’s Roger Grimshaw updates on what they have been doing the last couple of weeks and what is happening soon.
The Beast from the East may have delayed our contribution to the Great British Spring Cleanand son of the Beast arrived this weekend but undeterred we’ll be trying again on the weekend of March 24/25.
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Published on November 1, 2017 at 10:02 am
Rossendale Civic Pride volunteers do lots of work to make the borough a cleaner and greener place. Volunteers also work with children and young people to educate them about the problems that arise because of littering.
This short video showcases the work Sue Flint and her husband do.
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Published on September 12, 2017 at 3:18 pm
Across the valley, volunteers from all sectors of the community give up their own time to help others either directly or indirectly.
On Saturday 21st October, from 11am to 3pm Civic Pride will be hosting a day of celebration at Kay Street Baptist Church and are inviting other local voluntary groups to join them to thank volunteers’ past and present and encourage others to join them.
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Published on June 2, 2017 at 2:43 pm
Rossendale Council has praised the work of a borough community group which has received Royal approval.
Civic Pride Rossendale has won a Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, described as an MBE for charities.
Stuart Sugarman, Chief Executive of Rossendale Council, paid tribute to the group and its volunteers.
He said: “I am delighted Civic Pride have been recognised for their outstanding work in making Rossendale a better place.
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Published on May 15, 2017 at 2:48 pm
Civic Pride Rossendale recently started a new project of creating yellow signs on the pavement in areas where dog fouling has been an ongoing problem. Early signs are good, in that the number of both unbagged and bagged and discarded faeces appear to have been reduced. This is obviously in line with our hopes and expectations but why does it work?
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